Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Research Summer School 2022

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Research Summer School 2022

About Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Research Summer School 2022

The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory (FRTL) of IIM Calcutta will organize the 7th Summer School on Empirical Finance and Accounting Research. This eleven-day program will have two components:

* 10-day online/offline sessions (hybrid mode) during May 1 – 10, 2022; and
* 1-day online presentations on June 11, 2022.

During these 10-days, participants will get exposure to scholarly research topics and papers from prestigious journals in Accounting, Finance, and Governance fields. These papers are carefully chosen by faculty experts and contain the following two features:

* talk about interesting research problems and focus on strong methodology;
* and replicable empirical findings.

A team of eminent faculty will guide participants to walk through scholarly papers and understand the art of writing high-quality scholarly articles and, in the process, learn appropriate research methods.

The tutorials on Econometrics are an integral part of the summer school to help participants learn relevant statistical methods and techniques commonly used in research in Accounting, Finance, and Governance.

WHO CAN ATTEND

Faculty members and doctoral students in the area of Finance, Accounting, and Corporate Governance are eligible to register for summer school. We may also consider candidates who are keen to pursue doctoral studies or research in the future. As there are limited seats, preference will be given in the order of applications received.

HOW TO APPLY

Persons who meet the criteria are requested to apply within 15 March 2022 midnight by email to asstmgr_finlab@iimcal.ac.in. Applications should mention research interest, the choice of one/two focus areas for the research project, and also include a 2-page pdf version of their CV, which includes the name/venue/year of the conferences they have presented scholarly papers, their scholarly publications and pipeline (scholarly papers that are completed but yet to be published). The application fee (non-refundable) for each candidate is Rs.1000 + bank charges (if the amount is paid by Credit card/ Debit card/ Net banking). For candidates selected for summer school, the application fee of Rs.1,000 will be adjusted against the registration fee. Admission will be on a rolling basis. Selected candidates will be informed within 7-days of their application, and within 7-days of their selection they must register and pay registration fee.

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Last date for application : 15 March 2022

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